Heavy downpour in Bengaluru floods roads | In pics
Heavy rain in Bengaluru has prompted residents to take to social media to complain about potholes and flooding due to poor infrastructure and failing drainage systems.The rains have led to widespread damage - uprooting of trees and electric poles leading to power outages, waterlogging and traffic jams - and the death of at least two people.
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A few select locations in Bengaluru see flooded roads every monsoon. (Source: Roger David/Twitter)
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Heavy rainfall led to flooding outside homes, making it impossible for some people in some flood-prone areas venture outside. (Source: Vikas Bhusan/Twitter)
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Bengaluru residents expressed their ire on Twitter, sharing photos of flooded roads on Wednesday. (Source: Vikas Bhusan/Twitter)
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Several areas of the Karnataka capital were flooded, including Indira Nagar, HSR, Silk Board and Mahadevpura. (Source: Vikas Bhusan/Twitter)
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Vehicles manoeuvred through the inundated streets of the metropolitan city while residents said one rain in Bengaluru turns the roads into a river. (Source: Vikas Bhusan/Twitter)
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According to forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru is likely to get heavy rainfall for the next 4-5 days.
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The rains in Bengaluru have even sparked serious concerns for the safety of citizens, with potholes becoming a death trap for most bikers. (Source: Sasi_kalva/Twitter)
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The unseasonal showers have hit several businesses such as street vendors and even pushed up vegetable prices in Bengaluru. (Source: Pradeep Joshi/Twitter)
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Traffic congestions got worse with the constant rains in the city even as the municipal corporation of Bengaluru carried out operations to clear uprooted trees and free traffic. (Source: Sukrutha Gururaj)
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